New From Health Affairs
New Issue March 2010
Child Obesity: The Way Forward
REPORT FROM THE FIELD
Weigh Smart Program In Baltimore
NARRATIVE MATTERS
The Boy Who Slimmed Down
HEALTH REFORM
Post-Summit Lessons: Impasse or Potential?
Recent Issue February 2010
E-Health In The Developing World
- March 2, 2010Web First
Treating Overweight Children
- At some Massachusetts community health centers, a new program yields results.March 2, 2010
- February 25, 2010Web First
Hospital-Physician Market Power
- Private insurer payment rates are the "elephant in the room" in the health reform debateFebruary 25, 2010
- February 18, 2010Web First
Medicare Spending Increases Have Changed Since the 1980s
- Now chronic conditions, not hospital services, are the reasonFebruary 18, 2010
- March 1, 2010HEALTH REFORM
Post-Summit: Top 10 Wish List for Reform
- Economist Uwe Reinhardt offers post-health care summit lessons at this point of "ideological impasse." He outlines a list of health reform dreams on behalf of American "plebs," while the policy "elite" stew.March 1, 2010
- February 25, 2010HEALTH REFORM
Report from the President's Health Care Summit
- Can Democrats and Republicans come together on health reform? A live report from the February 25 summit notes the arguments and questions.February 25, 2010
- February 22, 2010HEALTH REFORM
President's Health Reform Plan
- Here's a first look at the insurance and revenue provisions of the President's health reform plan, released February 22. Timothy Jost of Washington and Lee University School of Law provides analysis on Health Affairs Blog.February 22, 2010
Child Obesity Policy Briefs
- Six briefs offer policy recommendations on fighting child obesity based on the research published in the March 2010 Health Affairs. The free 2-page briefs include an overview, a look at agriculture policy, food marketing and distribution, schools, lessons from states, and environmental effects.
Briefs on Health Reform
- Health Affairs' ongoing series of Health Policy Briefs looks at employer mandates, individual mandates, and other health reform topics.
‘How Much Does Zozo Weigh Today?’
- During a medical exam, a doctor discovers that a formerly obese child is now at normal weight. Here’s how the unexpected happened.
The Elephant in the Exam Room
- After writing about giving nutritional advice as a plump pediatrician-and experiencing the reactions—a doctor rethinks how public health and public relations are tied to giving advice.
Current Issue
- From the Editor-in-Chief
- The Worsening Trend
- CDC on Prevention Agenda
- How Much to Invest in Prevention
- Personal Responsibility: A Constructive Approach
- Trends in Snacking
- Agricultural Policy and Food Systems
- Federal Food Policy: Problem or Solution?
- Restricting Food Marketing
- Is Food at School Making Kids Fat?
- Effect of Neighborhood Environments
- The Grocery Gap
- Impact of Child Obesity on Employers
- Lessons from Anti-Tobacco Movement
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- Radiation Hazards Illustrate Need For Industry-Wide Safety Response 10 Mar 2010
- Shock Me, Tube Me, Line Me: An ER Doc Reassesses DNRs 09 Mar 2010
- Death Of A Sales Job (A Three Act Ploy) 05 Mar 2010
- HA Blog Top Ten For February 05 Mar 2010
- Latest Edition Of Health Wonk Review Is Up 05 Mar 2010
- Health Affairs Briefing – Childhood Obesity March 02, 2010
- The Promise of E-Health in the Developing World February 16, 2010
- MEDIA BRIEFING with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's National Health Expenditure Accounts Team February 03, 2010
- Newsmakers Breakfast With Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) January 21, 2010
- Newsmakers Breakfast With Peter Orszag December 02, 2009
- Health Affairs Briefing – Childhood Obesity March 02, 2010
- The Promise of E-Health in the Developing World February 16, 2010
- National Health Policy Conference February 08, 2010
- MEDIA BRIEFING with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's National Health Expenditure Accounts Team February 03, 2010
- Newsmakers Breakfast With Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) January 21, 2010
- Newsmaker Breakfast On Health Reform: Peter Orszag December 2, 2009
- Can electronic medical record systems transform health care? Potential health benefits, savings, and costs. 22 Feb 2010
- The effects of obesity, smoking, and drinking on medical problems and costs. 22 Feb 2010
- The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety. 22 Feb 2010
- Cultural competence and health care disparities: key perspectives and trends. 22 Feb 2010
- U.S. health care spending in an international context. 22 Feb 2010